commissioned an infantry as a distinguished military graduate and his military career included assignments in kentucky, ohio, california, and germany, just to name a few. he has also served in saudi arabia, qatar, estonia, and iraq. he has held a variety of positions to include italian executive officer at the national training center, adviser to saudi arabia national guardsmen, chief of staff, infantry division, commander, and commander in iraq. his military education includes naval college of command, graduating with distinction. i want to say a few notes about the program today. general ham is going to speak, and then we will have a question and answer session. i ask that we all be mindful of the time, and keep our questions brief. please be mindful that this is a lecture, and we are going to encourage faculty and student participation. i will recognize our students burst before moving to faculty. one final note. although diplomatic achievements are well known, what is less well-known is that he began his career in the uss. were the things ralph bunche was doing while he was in the cia was riding i